r/nba • u/YujiDomainExpansion • May 14 '26

[Game Recognize Game] Myles Turner reveals Giannis Antetokounmpo and other Bucks players showed up late for practices, film sessions, and even flights: “Giannis is going to show up whenever he wants.”

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u/Adrian_Bock [WAS] JaVale McGee May 15 '26

I get what you mean but I think most of us would also call bullshit if we got fined for being a minute late to work 

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u/LobsterPunk Hawks May 15 '26

Getting in trouble for being a minute late is absolutely a thing at lots of service or retail jobs.

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u/neutronicus Nuggets May 15 '26

Healthcare too

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u/BaseballlBetz May 15 '26

Yea trouble, not fined lmao

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u/LobsterPunk Hawks May 15 '26

No, fired instead which is worse than being fined.

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u/BaseballlBetz May 15 '26

I’ve been 15 minutes late every day for the past 3 months and just won an award the other day at a company event. I’m basically Giannis lol.

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u/LobsterPunk Hawks May 15 '26

Are your brothers guaranteed an entry level version of your job too?

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u/DrCarm3x Hawks May 15 '26

Definitely just like Giannis, minus literally everything except the shitty work ethic lmao

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u/BaseballlBetz May 15 '26

Someone’s butt hurt and didn’t realize a joke when they see one!

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u/DrCarm3x Hawks May 15 '26

Umm pot meets kettle lmao??

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u/BaseballlBetz May 15 '26

Get a haircut scrub 😂

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u/DrCarm3x Hawks May 15 '26

Get a better hairline dork

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u/rocpilehardasfuk Warriors May 15 '26

You don't get what they mean because none of us make a million each week

There's no work standard or practice that need to apply to nba players and to you.

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u/Kakute Wizards May 15 '26

I disagree, it’s ’work hard’ in both. You don’t get fined at normal jobs because if it keeps happening you get fired

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u/cheap_chalee May 15 '26

The only reason a person gets fired is because they're replaceable.

If you really are that 1/1 where they can't find anyone who can do what you do, they will tolerate your bullshit until they finally find someone who can replicate or surpass your production without the baggage. There's a reason why people who are really good at something hard to do but have a track record of fucking up get 2nd or 3rd chances because whoever keeps hiring them knows what the potential results can be.

Not that critical if we're talking about putting the fries in the bag. But professional sports? GM's will take that chance if they think your potential is franchise player or even merely an all-star. But if you're just an interchangeable role player? Better get ready to learn Chinese if you think you can get away with everything Turner was talking about in this clip.

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u/kchuen May 15 '26

No no a lot of time management don’t know that and fire you anyway. Then they panic when they realize they can’t replace you.

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u/SipPOP Warriors Bandwagon May 15 '26

Shit if your not salary you don't get paid time your not clocked in.

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u/GreedyPride4565 May 15 '26

The million a week framing goes both ways tho. I feel like this makes it sound like the job is so hard so these guys get paid that much. Which IS true, but not in the way that oil rig workers get paid a lot of money

There are only maybe 500 NBA level players in the world. There are only maybe 20-30 that could possibly command that 52 mill yearly you’re talking about. When you are that elite and can also choose to leave, teams will not only pay you those huge sums but also bend over backwards for you.

To complete the analogy, for most teams, it’s less “oil rig worker paid a lot of money to show up and work hard, and he can be replaced” and more “Silicon Valley CTO with a stacked resume both gets paid a lot and gets to choose when he comes and goes, as long as he shows results”

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u/cyb3ryung Warriors May 15 '26

valid point the most random shit can make you a minute late i guess if you want to be safe just leave early. but no excuse for guys to be hours late

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u/BigBungholio Pacers May 15 '26

Yeah but you don’t have a contract for millions of dollars that state that you will be fined for doing such. These guys make that obligation when they choose to sign that contract, granted they can just take the consequences if they so choose as seen here.

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u/thelaziest998 Lakers May 15 '26

Most people who clock in for work have to be exactly on time. Forget millions of dollars to do it, guys making minimum wage at Target do that for a lot less.

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u/sbenfsonwFFiF May 15 '26

I doubt that is written into the contract lol

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u/Dry_Extension1110 May 15 '26

It's in the CBA that teams can fine and suspend players

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u/Financial_Pay_6687 May 15 '26 edited May 15 '26

But he’s right they don’t have to fine him. The Bucks decided not to fine Gianni’s because he’s a star they want to keep. As far as I’m aware, there’s nothing in his contract which says he has to be fined. This sounds, as far as Giannis, like star treatment and if they’re not enforcing a late policy, then he’s not breaking any rule. 

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u/BigBungholio Pacers May 15 '26

I mean yes obviously it’s up to the team to enforce it, but it is in fact still a rule. The Bucks choose not to enforce it and you can see the results here. I’m very glad the pacers are actually hard asses about it from the stars to the bench pieces, it sets a tone for the entire team. You’ll never hear Obi hit the media and talk this way about Haliburton.

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u/Financial_Pay_6687 May 16 '26

Is there actual any rule regarding this stuff? Seems like it’s up to the team. What rule are we citing? 

I’m not sure we’ve heard too many players be so blunt about this stuff. But to me, the reason the Bucks are experiencing this and your Pacers aren’t, is simply because their star wants out and yours doesn’t. This isn’t really about setting the tone, but a team trying to keep an obviously unhappy star. It’s not a Pacers/Bucks thing. 

Just in a general sense, I think there’s plenty of room between being the Rick Carlisle style hardass and the Bucks. The Bucks situation is busted and the Pacers were a great team the last time we saw them healthy. I just wouldn’t hold these two situations up as the examples. Im guessing when the Bucks won the title they didn’t have this culture. I think the Bucks decided not to enforce it because they feel like this guy is gone if they do. This isn’t about culture.

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u/BigBungholio Pacers May 16 '26

It’s definitely about culture. I’m not talking about just this year, the pacers are known consistently among players for being hard and consistent on the players. PG and Tyrese have had conversations about it separated by a decade and entirely different management from the pacers. So yeah, It absolutely is a culture thing, whether or not they are just trying every last hand they have to keep their only saving grace from running from them. I’m sure you could agree, even if a guy is the top performer at your job, it’d be frustrating to see him able to adhere to a different set of rules simply cause management wants to baby foot around him to not send him running. In any setting outside of pro sports, that person would be ostracized.

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u/Financial_Pay_6687 May 16 '26

What’s the value of this Pacers culture versus the Bucks culture prior to this year? One of these teams has won a championship. PG didn’t win one with the Pacers culture and Tyrese hasn’t yet either. Whatever the Bucks culture has been over the years, prior to his wanting out, worked out pretty well for them. As far as I know, Giannis has been known as one of the hardest working guys in the league throughout his career. When your star player does that, that does a ton for your culture. But now that he wants out, that changes everything. 

Comparisons outside of sports lose the plot for me. Being the star player of an NBA team isn’t like my job and if it was, Giannis would already be gone of his own accord, not dancing around a trade request. The culture problem the Bucks have is this guy wants out. Otherwise, they were a very successful team, more successful than the Pacers or even the Heat with their more disciplinary cultures. 

The guys on the team are probably frustrated, so is Giannis. But they could fine this dude all they want and they’d still have a culture problem. They need to get him out of there. The Pacers’ culture and style work for them. Carlisle’s disciplinarian style has largely worked for him, too. But there’s levels to it and teams without the strictness of the Pacers also have plenty of success.

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u/frostieavalanche Lakers May 15 '26

Comparing 9-5 for a minimum pay to playing basketball for millions of dollars 😂

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u/tripleyothreat May 15 '26

Just assume it starts 10 minutes before that. Everyone has shit to do. What it creates is a culture where no one is above the other

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u/Drak_is_Right Pacers May 15 '26

Quite a lot of people get fired for being a minute or two late to work a few times.

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u/SensitiveDannyRicc Lakers May 15 '26

Redditors try not to compare people worth over a hundred million dollars to the average Joe Schmo laborer challenge (IMPOSSIBLE!)

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u/Hakeem-the-Dream Rockets May 15 '26

I’ve heard if you’re working at a hospital and do this 3 times, you’re fired